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San Carpoforo Creek Beach Surf Report, San Simeon, CA

San Carpoforo Creek Beach, San Simeon, California: 11–12 ft, well overhead to double overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Great. The main swell is 8.5 ft at 15 seconds from the west, with a 4 mph cross-shore wind from the north-northwest. Water is about 69°F, so a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is 0.1 ft at 4:24 pm.

Great

11–12 ft

well overhead to double overhead · occasional 13 ft

Swell from the west; wind from the north-northwest at 4 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces east.NSWE
first light 6:09 amrating through the daylast light 5:29 pm
Swell
8.5 ft · 15 s · W
Wind
4 mph (NNW)cross-shore
Tide
4.4 ft fallinglow 0.1 ft at 4:24 pm
Water
69°F2mm springsuit
Air
71°Ffeels like 68°F
Sun
rise 6:35 amset 5:03 pm

San Carpoforo Creek Beach surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at San Carpoforo Creek Beach: 6 am, Great, on a rising high tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at San Carpoforo Creek Beach today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.5101504711–13 ftnow6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Good12 pm: Good1 pm: Good2 pm: Fair3 pm: Fair4 pm: Fair5 pm: Good6a9a12p3p☀ 6:35 am5:03 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at San Carpoforo Creek Beach tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.510150477–8 ft6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Great12 pm: Good1 pm: Good2 pm: Good3 pm: Good4 pm: Good5 pm: Good6a9a12p3pratingwind

Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.

Best-rated hour tomorrow at San Carpoforo Creek Beach: 6 am, Great, on a rising high tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am10–12 ftGreat6 mph cross-shore (N)4.8 ft
7 am11–12 ftGreat6 mph cross-shore (NNE)5.6 ft
8 am11–13 ftGreat5 mph cross-shore (N)6.3 ft
9 am11–13 ftGreat4 mph cross-shore (N)6.6 ft
10 am11–12 ftGreat4 mph cross-shore (NNW)6.4 ft
11 am10–11 ftGood5 mph cross-shore (NW)5.6 ft
12 pmnow10–12 ftGood6 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 114.4 ft
1 pm10–11 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 133.0 ft
2 pm10–12 ftFair10 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 161.7 ft
3 pm10–11 ftFair10 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 160.7 ft
4 pm9–11 ftFair9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 140.2 ft
5 pm9–10 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 140.2 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am7–8 ftGreat7 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 134.4 ft
7 am7–8 ftGreat7 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 155.2 ft
8 am7–8 ftGreat7 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 135.9 ft
9 am7–8 ftGreat5 mph offshore (NE), gusts 116.4 ft
10 am7–8 ftGreat4 mph offshore (NE)6.4 ft
11 am6–7 ftGreatcalm5.9 ft
12 pm6–7 ftGood4 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 94.9 ft
1 pm6–7 ftGood5 mph cross-shore (NNW)3.7 ft
2 pm6–7 ftGood6 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 112.3 ft
3 pm7–8 ftGood6 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 121.2 ft
4 pm7–8 ftGood6 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 110.4 ft
5 pm7–8 ftGood6 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 110.1 ft

San Carpoforo Creek Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 12 pm, sets at San Carpoforo Creek Beach arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 4 waves per set every 5 minutes, with about 149 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 12.1 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 43 s
Lulls
about 149 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
74% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
moderate, about 1 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

San Carpoforo Creek Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at San Carpoforo Creek Beach: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 9–13 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 9–12 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 5–9 ft and Good.

San Carpoforo Creek Beach surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend510159–13Mon, Nov 9: GreatMonNov 96–8Tue, Nov 10: GreatTueNov 106–8Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 114–7Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 127–9Fri, Nov 13: GreatFriNov 139–12Sat, Nov 14: GreatSatNov 145–9Sun, Nov 15: GoodSunNov 158–10Mon, Nov 16: GreatMonNov 164–8Tue, Nov 17: GoodTueNov 172–4Wed, Nov 18: GoodWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for San Carpoforo Creek Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.

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Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.

The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
San Carpoforo Creek Beach 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 99–13 ftGreat8.5 ft · 15 s · WNW5 mph cross-shore (N)10 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 168 am
Tue, Nov 106–8 ftGreat5.8 ft · 13 s · WNW7 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 136 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 116 am
Wed, Nov 116–8 ftGreat5.8 ft · 13 s · WNW5 mph offshore (ENE)4 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 106 am
Thu, Nov 124–7 ftGreat2.3 ft · 13 s · Wcalm10 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 235 pm
Fri, Nov 137–9 ftGreat4.5 ft · 15 s · Wcalm7 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 147 am
Sat, Nov 149–12 ftGreat5.6 ft · 15 s · W7 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 139 mph onshore (NW), gusts 177 am
Sun, Nov 155–9 ftGood4.5 ft · 17 s · W5 mph onshore (NW), gusts 1011 mph onshore (W), gusts 217 am
Mon, Nov 168–10 ftGreat3.3 ft · 15 s · W7 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 1315 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 267 am
Tue, Nov 174–8 ftGood—9 mph cross-shore (N)14 mph onshore (NW)10 am
Wed, Nov 182–4 ftGood—6 mph cross-shore (NNW)12 mph onshore (WNW)7 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for San Carpoforo Creek Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

San Carpoforo Creek Beach tide chart and tide times

Tides at San Carpoforo Creek Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 3.1 ft at 2:52 am, high 6.6 ft at 9:03 am, low 0.1 ft at 4:24 pm and high 4.5 ft at 11:06 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 4.4 ft and falling.

Tide height at San Carpoforo Creek Beach, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-11357Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 4.4 ft, fallingLow 3.1 ft2:52 amHigh 6.6 ft9:03 amLow 0.1 ft4:24 pmHigh 4.5 ft11:06 pmLow 3.3 ft3:28 amHigh 6.4 ft9:34 amLow 0.1 ft5 pmHigh 4.3 ft11:56 pmLow 3.5 ft3:52 amHigh 6.3 ft10:03 amLow 0.3 ft5:45 pmHigh 4.2 ft12:59 am
Tide height at San Carpoforo Creek Beach, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

San Carpoforo Creek Beach tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 3.1 ft at 2:52 amHigh 6.6 ft at 9:03 amLow 0.1 ft at 4:24 pmHigh 4.5 ft at 11:06 pm
Tue, Nov 10Low 3.3 ft at 3:28 amHigh 6.4 ft at 9:34 amLow 0.1 ft at 5 pmHigh 4.3 ft at 11:56 pm
Wed, Nov 11Low 3.5 ft at 3:52 amHigh 6.3 ft at 10:03 amLow 0.3 ft at 5:45 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 4.2 ft at 12:59 amLow 3.8 ft at 4:15 amHigh 6.2 ft at 10:39 amLow 0.6 ft at 6:28 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 4.3 ft at 2:04 amLow 4.1 ft at 4:49 amHigh 6.1 ft at 11:15 amLow 0.9 ft at 7:19 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 4.4 ft at 3:15 amLow 4.2 ft at 5:38 amHigh 5.8 ft at 11:57 amLow 1.1 ft at 8:11 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 4.4 ft at 4:19 amLow 4.3 ft at 7:01 amHigh 5.3 ft at 12:47 pmLow 1.1 ft at 9:04 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 4.4 ft at 5:04 amLow 4.0 ft at 8:58 amHigh 4.7 ft at 1:54 pmLow 1.2 ft at 9:49 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 4.7 ft at 5:28 amLow 3.7 ft at 10:40 amHigh 4.4 ft at 3:16 pm

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

San Carpoforo Creek Beach water temperature

The water temperature at San Carpoforo Creek Beach is about 69°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 68°F and a 4 mph wind, a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 68 and 69°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 69 degrees, 2mm springsuit; 68 to 69 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood69°F now

Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.

Surf spots near San Carpoforo Creek Beach

Spots near San Carpoforo Creek Beach with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.San Carpoforo Creek BeachWillow CreekSand Dollar BeachSan SimeonMill CreekMoonstone BeachBig Creek

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About San Carpoforo Creek Beach

San Carpoforo Creek Beach is a rivermouth in San Simeon, San Luis Obispo County, California, facing west. Also called Ragged Point and San Carpoforo.

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